Peaceandlove67 Article: Finding a Way to Cope Part 1

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posted by Peaceandlove67

Jim and I were two kids growing up in the foothills of North Carolina. We were the best of friends. We did everything together. We even had numerous inside jokes. We very seldom disagreed. When we did, it was always over something stupid. In the end, we would always make up and laugh about how ridiculous we were. Jim and I loved each other in a way that only best Friends could. We even had the same birthday. We never thought that we would ever separate, but one day, we did. One day, when we were only twelve, we were riding the bus to go home. Suddenly, the bus slipped on a patch of ice. The successivo thing I knew, I received a hit to the head, and everything went dark. When I woke up, I looked over at Jim. "Aubrey," he murmured faintly, "are te okay?" I said, "I'm fine. Are te okay?" He said, "I don't think so. I'm in pain here." After a pause he said, "I want to tell te one last thing." I said, "Jim, please don't talk like that. You're going to be okay." He said, "Aubrey, you're the best friend I ever had." All I could do was watch as his life ebbed away. I held my lifeless friend in my arms. I wept like I never wept before. As for me, I had a mild concussion, but it was nothing compared to the pain of losing my best friend. It felt as if a part of me had died. I told my mother, "It's not fair. You're not supposed to lose your best friend at my age." She hugged me and said, "I know, dear. Life isn't fair." I said, "I miss him." She said, "I know te do. I think that Jim would want te to be happy. I'm not saying te can't miss him. I'm not saying don't cry over him. I'm saying that Jim wouldn't want te to be so depressed te can't enjoy life." I found those words comforting, but there were so many things I would have liked to tell Jim, but I never got to tell him. As a result, I slipped into a depression.

TO BE CONTINUED

RetroRock64, ChiliPepperLuv and 1 other like this

80smusiclover1 I feel really bad for Aubrey. Anyways, this is looking quite good so far.

Rubyrings I feel really sad for her, too. That was very touching, and it's still the first chapter. Jim's last words were so sweet and so heartbreaking at the same time.

ChiliPepperLuv Yes, I came close to crying. Poor Aubrey. I know what it's like to lose a best friend. My best friend didn't die, but we went our separate ways after high school. I miss her sometimes.

RetroRock64 This is the saddest thing I've ever read. I feel like crying now.

Peaceandlove67 I shed a couple of tears when I typed this up.

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New Religion: The First Tour Part 1

posted by Peaceandlove67

The members of New Religion had released their first album, Broken and Mended, which was named for Erin's song. After the release of the album, the band went on tour. Carl was the most excited about it. He had traveled to many places, and he really enjoyed it. He said, "I can't wait to start our tour. I Amore to travel!" Erin was the most nervous, as she was afraid of heights. She said, "I'm not really comfortable with heights." Lola said, "I'm sure you'll be fine." Erin said, "If te get me high enough, I'll pass out." Paul said, "Don't worry, Erin. I'll sit da the window." Their first show...

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più popolare Than Gesù Final Part

posted by Peaceandlove67

The giorno after I was released from the hospital, my friend, Alyssa, paid me a visit. She said, "I just heard what had happened. Are te okay?" I said, "I'm badly hurt, but the doctor detto I should recover." She said, "I'm glad for that. Why didn't te come to me instead of running away?" I said, "I just didn't think things through, Alyssa." She said, "Ellie, promise me te won't run away. You'll come to me instead." I smiled and said, "It's a deal!" Sometime later, Grandpa and I found the owner of the house on the other side of the forest. That kind man saved my life. The least I could do was...

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più popolare Than Gesù Part 6

posted by Peaceandlove67

Lying on the snow-covered ground, injured, I was sure I was going to die. I then saw the owner of the house approaching me. I had seen him in his yard on many occasions, but I never saw him up close until that day. He knelt down beside me. He asked, "What are te doing out here da yourself?" I faintly said, "I got Lost in the blizzard." He noticed the blood-stained pants leg. He said, "You don't look so good. You're pale." He then pulled up my pants leg and saw my leg was badly wounded. He said, "You're badly hurt, too. I better get te to a hospital." He picked me up to carry me to his truck....

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più popolare Than Gesù Part 5

posted by Peaceandlove67

I continued walking through the forest. It was so cold. I could hear the snow crunching under my feet. Suddenly, it began to snow. I couldn't really see where I was going. I made another step, and I heard a snapping sound. Immediately after the snapping sound, I felt a sharp, stabbing pain in my leg. I thought, I must've broken my leg. I'll try to get up to see the damage. When I tried to get up, it felt like something was keeping me from getting off the ground. It was almost as if I was chained. I uncovered a hunter's trap in the snow. Grandpa had shown me how to disassemble a hunter's trap...

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più popolare Than Gesù Part 4

posted by Peaceandlove67

It was a Saturday morning. I had spent Friday night with my grandparents. Grandpa took me home Saturday afternoon. Father was waiting at the door. He said, "Ellie, te have homework this weekend." I said, "I already did it last night, Father. I did it before going to Grandma and Grandpa's. Don't te remember?" Father glared at me and said, "Don't get smart with me, Ellie." I said, "I'm not being smart with you. I'm telling the truth." He said, "Let me give te what my father gave me." He slapped me across the face. The forced knocked me to the ground. Grandpa put himself between me and Father...

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più popolare Than Gesù Part 3

posted by Peaceandlove67

Shortly after coming home that evening, Father got some alcohol to drink. One drink led to another, and the successivo thing I knew, he was shouting at me. He said, "Grandpa told te about his hellish lifestyle, didn't he?!" I said, "I don't think it's hellish. He didn't hurt anybody." Father said, "I suppose now te want to live that lifestyle." I said, "Father, it doesn't matter how one lives, as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else. It's fine to be a Christian, but it's not okay to beat the hell out of people in the name of it." I guess he knew I was referring to him. He beat on me a while and...

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più popolare Than Gesù Part 2

posted by Peaceandlove67

Every Sunday, my parents and I would go to my grandparents' house. Grandma always fixed a nice lunch. After helping Grandma wash the dishes, I would go outside, weather permitting. Usually, I'd find Grandpa sitting under the big White Oak in his garden area. Often, his Alaskan Malamute, which he named Wolf, would sit successivo to him. One Sunday, he said, "Hi, Ellie. Why don't te unisciti me?" I did. Grandpa actually introduced Mother to the Beatles. I asked him about John Lennon's statement about the Beatles being "more popolare than Jesus." Grandpa said, "That John. He was always very opinionated...

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più popolare Than Gesù Part 1

posted by Peaceandlove67

It was my twelfth birthday. After the celebration, I was in the study room, browsing the Internet on my computer. As I was browsing the Internet, I saw something that caught my attention. It was a heading that said, "Today is the 50th anniversary of when John Lennon detto that the Beatles are più popolare than Jesus." I was curious. I thought, Is that why Father doesn't like the fact that Mother and I are Beatles fans? Now, I knew a bit about the Beatles. I knew that they were extremely popolare in the 60's. I knew that they were synonymous with the British Invasion. I knew about the Paul is...

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The Early Life of John Wilde Final Part

posted by Peaceandlove67

The Devil Wants Peace
After high school, Allen, Peter, and I met Stan, and he became our drummer. After we became famous, I had a cabina built in the mountains. Despite the fact I no longer lived with him, Uncle Bob continued to support our band until he was tragically killed in a car crash. I blamed myself at first, because I had a bad argument with him before he died, but in a dream, he told me he forgave me. I later dated an incredible woman named Violet. It didn't work out, unfortunately. Thankfully, it ended on good terms, and we're still good friends, but we just don't function as lovers....

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The Early Life of John Wilde Part 7

posted by Peaceandlove67

High School
In high school, I got beat up a lot. I got beat up before high school, but I got beat up più in high school. I only dated once during high school, but it took a bad turn when she got her Friends to tie me to a pole and beat me up. My mother thought they had killed me, not that she would have cared if they did. Later in high school, I had a dream encounter with John Lennon. I couldn't believe it was him, because he had died nearly seven years earlier. He told me it was his spirit. I was encouraged to try and change the attitude of my hometown, but I failed. After Randall and I got...

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The Early Life of John Wilde Part 6

posted by Peaceandlove67

No Stable Place
Aside from Uncle Bob, the only other family members who paid me any mind were my grandparents. My grandfather passed away about a anno and a half after my father's untimely death. My grandmother lived until I started high school. When she was alive, I could always go to her with a problem. Every time I would have a bad giorno at school, I would go to her. She would say, "Tell me what's wrong, John." I would tell her what was wrong, and she would make everything better. When she passed away when I started high school, I was devastated. Now I had no one to go to when I had a bad day. That's when my record listening became più frequent. Other than my dog, Beatle, it was my only fonte of comfort. I really missed having a person to talk to. I missed having someone who listened to me. When he wasn't working, I could call Uncle Bob and talk to him, but it wasn't the same. Grandma seemed to have an answer for everything. Nobody else seemed to have that gift.

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The Early Life of John Wilde Part 5

posted by Peaceandlove67

Uncle Bob
When my father was alive, Uncle Bob didn't come to Devil's Garden often. After my father died, he came as often as he could. Uncle Bob was my father's older brother. He never married and never had children. Still, he was to be my legal guardian if something happened to both of my parents. Of course, I would later end up living with him anyway, but that's another story. It was close to Thanksgiving, and Uncle Bob came in. It was the last giorno of school before Thanksgiving Break, but I wasn't feeling well. My mother tried to force me to go to school, but I didn't want to move. My muscles...

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The Early Life of John Wilde Part 4

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Farewell, My Childhood
It was July 22, 1983. I will never forget that data as long as I live. It was perhaps the worst giorno of my life, the giorno I had to baciare my childhood goodbye. I visited with my grandparents that day. I really enjoyed hanging out with them. My mother took my sisters on a shopping spree. My father had to work. I was twelve, and my father didn't trust me at home da myself. I asked to stay with my grandparents until after dinner. My father picked me up to take me home. Along the way, a truck ran a red light and hit the car. It happened so quickly, but I remember it so vividly....

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The Early Life of John Wilde Part 3

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A chitarra and the Two Beatles
December 8, 1980 was a data that I will never forget. I had been to an event with the school band. My father and I were heading home. It was late at night, and we were listening to the radio. I will never forget the news. John Lennon had been shot and killed. My father tried to hide it, but he couldn't help it. He just had to cry. I asked, "Father, was he your friend?" My father dried his tears and said, "No, son, I never met him. I only knew of him. He was a member of the British band, the Beatles." I was curious and asked him to tell me more. He told me about how...

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The Early Life of John Wilde Part 2

posted by Peaceandlove67

Gaining Friends
As time passed, I still hadn't made any friends. Even in church, other kids bullied me. One day, some of the other kids in church were physically bullying me. I then heard a big, booming voice say, "Stop that right now! Would Gesù do such a thing?" The other kids ran away, and I got up. There was a man standing there. He was not particularly skinny o stout. He was clean shaven and had short hair, even shorter than my father's. He wasn't particularly short o tall. He appeared to be around sixty-two o sixty-three. He had dark, brown eyes and pepper gray hair. He had a deep...

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The Early Life of John Wilde Part 1

posted by Peaceandlove67

Introduction
It was John Wilde's forty-fifth birthday. He wanted a small celebration with his band mates and with Grace and her aunt and uncle, whom he considered his family. John said, "I can't believe I'm forty-five." Allen said, "I know. What's nice is your life is so different now than what it was in the beginning." John said, "Yeah." Grace said, "I know te went through some rough times, but how different was it?" John was hesitant to tell her. He never shared things like that with his fans. Peter said, "John, Grace is part of your family now. I think you're sicuro, cassetta di sicurezza with her, mate." Allen...

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Musica and Friendship, What più Do I Need? Final Part

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It was summer. Erin, Paul, Carl, and Lola went back home for the summer. One day, the four Friends had a calesse, concerto in a neighboring town. The successivo morning, they ate breakfast at a local restaurant. Two men walked up to them. One of them said, "You're New Religion. We saw your concerto last night. We were quite impressed." Erin said, "We're glad te enjoyed it." Paul asked, "What was your preferito song?" The man said, "I have to say 'Fresh Fritz Beats'. Fritz playing the drums with his tail was quite adorable." The other man spoke up and said, "Allow us to introduce ourselves. I'm Mark, and this is...

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Musica and Friendship, What più Do I Need? Part Twenty

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During the secondo semester of their first anno of college, the members of New Religion moved to a pet friendly apartment that all four of them could share. It just seemed better that way, because for one thing, they were all very close, and for another thing, Erin and Lola would no longer have that horrible roommate with her awful boyfriends. One afternoon, Erin was strumming on her guitar. Fritz started barking, and Erin went to see what was wrong. Paul had returned from his afternoon class. He did not look like himself at all. Erin said, "Paul, te look terrible." He said, "Define terrible."...

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Musica and Friendship, What più Do I Need? Part Nineteen

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After high school was over, the members of New Religion went to college and majored in music. Even though it was cheaper to live in the college dorms, pets were NOT allowed on campus, so Erin chose to live in an apartment, so that she could bring Fritz along. After all, Fritz was important to the entire band. Lola agreed to share the apartment with Erin. Paul and Carl got one, too. Luckily for the boys, they ended up with a really polite roommate. Erin and Lola, however, ended up with a roommate who wasn't very polite. She had numerous boyfriends, and it seemed every time Erin blinked, that...

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Musica and Friendship, What più Do I Need? Part Eighteen

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Sometime after the incident, Erin learned that Phil was put in jail. She was glad that justice was served. Her injuries healed up, and she started her last anno of high school. One day, Paul asked, "Can te believe this is our last anno of high school?" Carl said, "No, I can't." Lola said, "Me neither." Erin said, "I'm actually kinda glad for that. I'm certainly not going to miss it." Paul said, "Me neither." The foursome had grown closer since Erin got shot. Paul was already close to Erin, but he became closer than ever to her after she had taken a bullet for him. When winter came, there was...